Carl Michael Ziehrer
The conductor of the "Deutschmeister", creator of a lot of operettas and last k. u. k. court ball chief conductor, was born on the 2nd May, 1843 in Vienna and has passed away there on the 14th November, 1922. Ziehrer was a follower of Simon Sechter.
The about 600 works composed by Carl Michael Ziehrer are an extremely significant contribution to the Viennese light music in the age of waltz and operetta.
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